And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
He went. Hebrew and Septuagint, "They proceeded, according to the covenant, to seek. "(Haydock)
They swore upon the altar, or passed between the divided victims, Genesis xv. 9, 17. (Calmet)
This solemn act was usual, and more necessary in times of trouble. (Menochius)